“There were prior conversations had. As a business that works with children of all kinds, we have a responsibility to working with vulnerable people and having someone who is out & proud about their beliefs (of which are statistically proven to have horrible effects on young members of the gay community) is a risk for the wellbeing of the children we work with.”

Since it was posted on Sunday, 2.9k people have responded to it. Some have praised Sims’ actions, while others have called it an “unfair dismissal”.

“This is a democracy and we were given the options and asked, as Australians, to vote yes or no and it is my opinion to vote no. And I don’t think that my job should, you know, be taken away from me just because I have an opinion that someone disagrees with.”